# When Innovation Breaks the Rules **URL:** **By** Adam Thierer, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** May 15, 2020 --- Evasive Entrepreneurs, innovators who don’t always conform to social or legal norms, are changing the world and challenging their governments. Beyond boosting economic growth and raising our living standards, evasive entrepreneurialism can play an important role in constraining unaccountable governmental activities that often fail to reflect common sense or the consent of the governed. What moves the needle for progress? How has the sharing economy exposed grotesque regulatory barriers? Could this be a moment of freedom and liberation, or are we going to get a surveillance state out of this pandemic? ## Further Reading: [Evasive Entrepreneurs and the Future of Governance: How Innovation Improves Economies and Governments](https://www.cato.org/books/evasive-entrepreneurs-future-governance), written by Adam Thierer [Innovation and Its’ Enemies](https://www.amazon.com/Innovation-Its-Enemies-People-Technologies/dp/0190467037), written by Calestous Juma [Innovate from Your Couch](https://www.wsj.com/articles/innovate-from-your-couch-11585509674), written by Andy Kessler ## Related Content: [Innovation Isn’t Guaranteed (with Matt Ridley)](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/building-tomorrow/innovation-isnt-guaranteed), Building Tomorrow Podcast [On Innovation: Don’t Ask for Permission](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/building-tomorrow/on-innovation-dont-ask-for-permission), Building Tomorrow Podcast [Emerging Tech (with Matthew Feeney)](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/emerging-tech-with-matthew-feeney), Free Thoughts Podcast